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RECORDING S CALE 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed July 2o, 1934 tia O POSlTIOH HARLAH A. HADLEY GULDBRAHD GuLDRAnDsEn INVENTORS mmm vATTORNEY Patented Feb. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECORDING SCALE corporation of Vermont Application July 20, 1934, Serial No. 736,158

27 claims.

'This invention relates to recording scales and more particularly to recording apparatus adapted for use with automatic dial scales.

An important object of the invention is to provide a compact and eflicient mechanism adapted to select and transmit the weight of an article being weighed without imposing any drag on or interference with the weighing and indicator mechanism of the scale.

, Another important obj ect is to provide rotatable eccentric means for controlling the operation successively of various mechanisms including weight selector bars for engaging notched weight registering discs, mechanism for aligning and holding the type bars at the printing position, and printing mechanism for recording the registered weight.

Another object is to provide weight registering discs, each disc denoting a particular weight value, together with means for locating the weight registering discs with relation to the indicated weight graduation on the dial, which discs are all mounted on the indicator shaft and rotate therewith. v

Another object is to provide means for registering increased capacities, added to the capacity of the dial by employing unit weights', to be transmitted to the registering mechanism whereby the total weight registered will be recorded. l Another object is to provide pivotally mounted type bar levers operatively connecting the selector bars with the type bars, the type bar levers being actuated by the rotatable eccentric means.

Another object is to provide means for normally holding the type bars beyond their printing position and the selector bars away from the weight registering discs in order to permit the discs to freely rotate with the dial indicator during the weighing operation.

Still another object is to provide a differential mechanism operatively connecting the thousands disc and the drop weight segment, whereby their combined weight values may be transmitted to the printing mechanism.

In order that the nature of our invention may be fully understood, we have illustrated certain embodiments of the invention in the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a vertical side elevation, showing a 50 preferred form of the recording mechanism applied to the indicator mechanism of a scale.

Figure 1A is an enlarged view in perspective of the recording mechanism and associated parts.

Figure 2 is a enlarged vertical side elevation,

55 partly in section, of the recorder, showing the position of the co-operating parts and the printing hammer in l its operative position at the moment of recording.

Figure 3 is an end view of the recording mechanism shown in Fig. 2, partly in section.

Figure 4 is a plan, partly in section, of the interior of the clutch housing.

Figure 5 is a plan of a portion of the underside of the base plate of the recorder showing the type bars and numerals.

Figure 6 is a top plan of the differential mechanism, showing the selector fingers in engagement with the notches of the weight selector discs in transmitting the weight values set up by the discs and the connection between the thousands disc and the segment with the differential.

Figure '7 is a cross-section of the differential mechanism, on the line 1--1 of Fig. 6.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal section, showing the contact tip end of the weight selector ngers.

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the notched tip end of the special selector nger for the locating disc, showing the teeth in engagement with the notches of the disc.

Figure 10 is likewise an enlarged fragmentary view of the tip end of the secial selector finger for the locating disc, showing the notches in engagement with the teeth of the disc.

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary, isometric view of the peripheries of the weight selector discs and locating disc, showing the notches in each weight selector disc for registering the particular weight value set up by each disc.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary view in vertical elevation of Fig. 2, partly diagrammatic, showing the cycle of rotation of the cam in successively actuating the diierent mechanisms of the recorder in recording the weight set up by the weight selector mechanism.

Figure 13 is a longitudinal section on the line I 3-I3 of Fig. 6, showing one of the selector nger, adjustable attaching members.

Figure 14 is a Wiring diagram of the electrical circuit.

In the drawings I designates the dial head housing of an automatic dial scale surmounting the scale housing 2 and enclosing the dial 3 and indicator mechanism, essential parts of which only are shown in Fig. 1, including the supporting bracket 4 for the indicator shaft 5, the draft rod 6, and the weight selecting and recorder operating mechanisms, the recorder being enclosed by a housing H. For the purpose of clearly and fully disclosing our invention the scale illustrated in the drawings and described herein has been selected, having a dial capacity of 2000 pounds with graduations denoting 2 pounds each. The weight value selecting mechanism comprises a series of` spaced, notched skeleton weight selector and locating discs joined together in an integral assembly unit U (Figs. 6 and 11) by spaced pins 'I and fxedly mounted by a hub 'Ia on the indicator shaft 5 and revolving therewith. The weight selector discs comprise a unit disc B provided on its periphery with 100 notches 8a (Fig. 11), each notch having ten steps 8b, providing thereby for a capacity of 1000 units of a weight value of 2 pounds each, a tens disc 9 having 20 notches 9a with 10 steps 9b each, providing for a capacity of 200 tens, a'hundreds disc I0 having 19 notches Ia, of a unit value of 100 each, thus giving a capacity of 19 hundreds, while a thousands disc II has two notches I Ia and IIb of a value of 1000 and 2000 units respectively. It is to be noted that the total capacity of the hundreds disc I0 is 1900 units, for the reason that on reaching its maximum point the second notch on the thousands disc II comes into position to register 2000 units, In their inoperative positions, as indicated in Fig. 11, the zero points comprise plain portions on the peripheries of the various discs and align with the zero graduation of the dial 3.

In the above example the unit values as noted are two pounds each, but the unityalue may be varied in accordance with the weight value of the dial graduations, for example one pound, or as in a `dial having 10,000 pounds capacity, each graduation or unit on the dial may have a weight value of 10 pounds. Moreover, it is to be noted that there is a weight selector disc for each digit in the total capacity of the dial.

The outer discs in the assembly unit U are provided with spokes 'Ib attached to the hub 1a, while the inner discs are formed into at annular rings without spokes and are mounted on the pins 1, which construction permits all the discs to be assembled in one compact unit and to provide a relatively light assembly to be carned by nie indicator shaft 5 without imposing any drag thereon. Spacers Ic mounted on the pins I hold the discs in properspaced relation and operative position.

In conjunction with the weight selector discs there is employed a star wheel or locating disc I2 (Figs. 6 and 11) mounted on the indicator shaft 5 with the weight selector discs 8, 9, I0 and I I and provided on its periphery with a series of V- shaped teeth I2a, and notches I2b having one notch for each Weight graduation on the dial and co-inciding operatively therewith. The locating disc I2 is adapted to serve, as will be hereinafter described as means for locating each of the weight selector discs at the nearest point where the indicator I cornes to rest, in order to register the proper weight indication of the load for the particular weight selector disc.

The locating disc I2 may be provided on its periphery with one tooth for each graduation of the dial, as for example, 2000 teeth for the dial shown, having 2000 pounds capacity, and dials of higher capacity accordingly. However, it is preferred to provide a locating disc for a dial of 2000 pounds capacity, as shown, with 500 teeth (Fig. 11) well spaced apart and co-operating with a special selector finger, as hereinafter described and shown in Figs. 9 and 10, whereby the same result is accomplished as by employing 2000 teeth and with greater accuracy.

Increased capacity mechanism When the dial capacity is increased by employing drop weights, as in the present scale, (Fig. 1) and fully shown and described in Patent No. 2,014,275, Means for increasing the capacity of scales, Alfred yBousi'leld, September 10, 1935, a segment I3 is pivotally mounted on an annular boss I4 carried by the bracket 4 and retained in position by a spacer cap I5, the longitudinal axis of which boss is in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the indicator shaft 5 extending therethrough. However, when the scale has a larger capacity othersegments may be added to take care of the increased capacity. The segment I3 is provided on its arcuate portion I6 with as many notches I6a as there are drop weights employed, four in the scale shown, each ynotch registering a capacity of 2000 pounds,

its upper end pivotally mounted on the opposite end of the segment and its lower end pivotally connected to an arm I8 in turn xedly attached to a shaft I9 mounted in spaced bosses 20 extending from the dial housing I. The shaft I9 likewise has xedly mounted ythereon an elongated arrn 2l, disposed in longitudinal alignment with the arm I8 and movable therewith under uniform control of the shaft I9. The free -end of the elongated arm 2l is pivotally connected to the upper end of a vertical rack rod 22, operatively connected to thedrop weight mechanism, and upon the upward movement of the rackrod 22 and the arm 2I, when a drop weight is added, the segment I3 is moved accordingly so as to bring the proper notch IEa into its registering position, thereby adding the 2000 pounds capacity of the particular drop weight to the weight indicated on the dial.

Transmission of weight value to the recorder In order to transmit thetotal weight values set up by the weight selector discs 8, 9, I0 and Il and segment I3, to the recording mechanism spaced weight selector fingers 25a, 25h, 25e, and 25d, (Fig. 6) preferably rectangular in section, one for each weight selector disc 8, 9, I0 and II respectively, a special finger 26 for the locating disc I2, and a segment finger 2'I for the segment I3, are slidably mounted in spaced slots 28 in a guide block 29 attached to the bracket 4 and adjacent to the weight selector discs. Each selector finger is provided at its inner end with a contact tip 32, (Fig. 8) formed between opposed grooves 33 and adaptedto engage the notches in the weight selector discs. The special selector finger 26 for the locating disc I 2, having 500 teeth I2a which operates in advance of the disc ngers 25a, 25D, 25e, 25d, and segment finger 21, is provided with a tip having four xed, non-resilient teeth 26a, and three intervening notches 26h (Figs. 9 and 10), which teeth are longitudinally disposed in the same plane with each other and cooperate with both the teeth I2a of the locating disc I2 and the relatively wide and deep intervening notches I2b, thereby doubling the tooth capacity of the locating disc I2. When using a locating disc with 1000 notches I 2b the locating nger 26 engages the notches I2b only in locating the proper-position of the locating disc I2. Thus the selector lingers are adapted to co-operate with the weight selector discs and segment in selecting and transmitting" the weight values set up thereby. The guide block 29 has an exten- Sion 36, in which the segment selectornger 21 slides, and is provided with spaced arms 3 I, which are adapted to serve as guides for the segment I3 and retain it in position.

Recording mechanism The weight recording mechanism is mounted on a bracket 34 (Fig. l) secured by its upright attaching plate 35 to a rectangular boss 36 at one side of the dial head housing I and having its base bolted to the top plate 31 of the scale housing 2. Extending laterally from the bracket 34 is a base plate 38 (Figs. 2 and 3) mounted on spaced supports 39 and 40, upon which are mounted a base plate, side plates, and an end plate (not shown) forming an enclosure for the printing mechanism (Fig. 2), the inner supports 39 being integral with the attaching plate 35. Located approximately midway of the base plate 38 is an upright standard 4I, substantially coextensive with the upright attaching plate 35, connected thereto near its upper end by a tie rod 42, and provided with a. lower supporting section 43 having spaced supports 44a and 44h. An important feature of the invention is a rotatable circular cam 45 having a wide face 45a (Figs. 2, 3 and l2) which constitutes a universal control for the operation in sequence of the various actuating mechanisms of the recording unit, as will be hereinafter fully described, and is fixedly mounted on a shaft 46 with its axis off center the shaft being pivoted in spaced openings 41 in the supports 44a and 44b of the upright standard 4I. Pivotally mounted in elongated slots 48 on a shaft 48a (Fig. 2) disposed in a laterally extending assembly block 49, which is attached to the standard 4I, are depending type bar operating levers 50, one for each disc selector nger 25a,

25h, 25o, and 25d, and segment nger 21, and y disposed below and in vertical relation to its re-/ spective (zo-operating selector nger 25a, 25h, 25o, and 25d or 21. A special short lever 5I (Fig. 2) not used for recording is pivoted on the shaft 48a and is adapted to advance and retract the locating disc finger 26 under control of an advjoining weight selector finger with which it is operatively held in engagement by a laterally mounted roller 52, under tension of a coiled spring 52a attached to the upper end of the lever 5I4 and the attaching plate 35. Each type bar lever is provided with a transverse slot 53 forming spaced arms 54 at its upper end.

Adjustable means is provided for operatively connecting the selector fingers to the type bar operating levers 50 (Figs. 6 and 13), as well as adjusting the finger tips in relation to their engagement with the (zo-operating discs. The adjustable means comprises an adjustment tip 55 slidably mounted on the inner end of each selector linger 25a, 25h, 25e, and 25d, 2B and 21 and formed with a top plate 56`and depending sides 51 engaging the top and sides of the selector lingers. Mounted between spaced arms 58 of an upright lug 59 at the inner end of the top plate 56 is an adjusting screw 60 having in its head an annular groove 6I, in which the spaced arms 58 t and the adjusting screw turns in eecting ada justment of the adjustment tip 55, while its threaded end engages a threaded stud 62 secured to the selector nger, by which means the selector nger may be readily and accurately adjusted to the desired position without any special tting of the parts. A threaded locking screw 63 inserted in the co-operating end of the selector finger and extending through an elongated slot 64 in the top plate 56 of the adjustment tip 55 serves to lock the adjustment tip in its adjusted position. In order to form suitable connecting means between the adjustment tips 55 and the type bar operating levers 50 (Fig. 13) there is provided in the outer end of the top plate of each adjustment tip 55 an elongated slot 65, forming spaced arms 65a in which is transversely mounted a xed pin 66, which is freely engaged between the spaced arms 54 of its co-operating type bar operating lever 50 'without any binding or jamming of the parts and serves thereby as a pivot pin for the spaced arms 54. In locating the selector ngers25a, 25h, 25o, 25d, 26 and 21 in position to engage the selector discs and segment I3 they are adapted to extend and slide through a rectangular opening S1 (Fig. 2) in the upper end of the upright plate 35, the upper and lower edges of the opening having spaced guide plates 68 and 69 secured thereto, the selector fingers sliding freely on the lower plate 69 in their operative movement to and from the selector discs.

Dierential mechanism In order to permit the weight value set up by the segment I3 by the drop weights, to be combined with and added to the weight value set up by the thousands disc I I a differential mechanism D (Figs. l, 2, 6 and 7) is employed, which is mounted in spaced guide blocks 10 secured to a platform 1I extending outwardly from the top end of the standard 4I. The guide blocks 19 are provided with opposed upper longitudinal channels 12 (Fig. 7l in which are slidably mounted toothed rack bars 13a and 13b having their teeth facing inwardly, while in lower opposed longitudinal channels 'I4 is-slidably mounted a 4, plate 15 provided on its upper side with a centrally disposed rotatable gear wheel 16 having its teeth 16d freely meshing with the teeth of the opposed rack bars 13a and 13b. The rack bar 13a (Fig. 6) is provided with a connecting arm 11 having a transverselyslotted end 11a en gaging the transverse pin 66 in the adjustment tip i 55 of the thousands selector linger` 25d, while the rack bar 13b is likewise provided with a connecting arm 18 having its forked end 18a in engagement with the transverse pin 66 in the adjustment tip 55 of the segment finger 21. Extending inwardly from the plate 15 is a connecting arm 19 provided with a transversely slotted end 19a, engaging a transverse pin 66 which is carried by the adjustment tip 55 mounted on the selector nger 21.

Thus, when the rack bar 13a is moved inwardly by the thousands selector linger 25d as it engages the notch IIa of the thousands disc II in registering the full capacity of the dial. the rack bar 13a is thereby moved inwardly. This movement of the rack bar,13a causes the slidable plate 15 and the rack bar 13b to slide inwardly, thus carrying forward the connecting arm 19 and the segment finger 21 to engage the particular relatively deep notch Ia set up by one or more drop weights employed, so as to move through the movement of the connecting arm 19 the cooperating type bar 50 sufficiently to set up in the printing mechanism the combined weight values established by the thousands disc I I and the segment I3. This differential mechanism functions in a manner similar to a floating even balance lever in permitting the co-operative movement of the thousands selector linger 25d and the segment nger 21 to position the connecting arm 19 so as to magnify the movement of .the oo-operating type bar 5I) accordingly in order to set up the proper type numerals in the printing mechanism. The rack bars 13a and 13b are moved during each weighing operation in accordance with the position of the tip of the selector nger 25d in the notches in the thousands disc I|,and the position of the tip of the selector finger 21 in the notches in the segment I3. However, the differential mechanism permits either rack bar 13a or 13b to be moved independently of the other, when a recording is made of a weight value set up by the thousands disc I or the segment I3 alone.

It is to be noted that when the dial chart capacity is in even digits, as lOs, 100s and 1000, a diierential would not be required, but when uneven digits are used for the dial chart capacity such as 2000, 3000 and 5000, for example, a differential would be required. Further, in the latter case using a diierential, when the drop weight is applied and the next chart capacity added to that of the drop weight the fourth or thousand digit will be changed two, three or five times accordingly.

By employing the connecting means described above, the type bar operating levers in operation are swung on the pivot pins 66 in accordance with the longitudinal movementof their co-operating selector fingers. Moreover, the lower end of each type bar operating lever 50 (Fig. 2) is likewise provided with a transverse slot and spaced arms 8|, which are adapted to engage a xed pin 82 mounted in the spaced arms 83a formed by an elongated slot 83 in the inner end of each one of a group of type bars 84 slidably mounted in spaced guideways 84a and 84h secured to the under side of the base plate 38 (Fig. 5). Thus motion initiated by the inward and outward movement of the selector ngers 25a, 25h, 25C, 25d and 21 is readily transmitted to the type bar operating levers 50. and hence to the type bars 84. Each of thetype bar operating levers 50 is provided with a slotted extended portion 85 on the inner side facing the rotatable cam 45 and has a freely rotatable roller 80 mounted therein adapted to be engaged by the rotatable cam 45 previous to and after its rotation. Pivotally mounted above each roller 80 in a slot 81 is a longitudinal bar 88 having a retractile coiled spring 89 attached to its outer end which controls the inward movement of the type bar operating levers 50 and the various selector ngers and the type bars 84, operatively connected thereto, to their operative positions (Fig. l2), while the outer end of the spring is secured in an annular groove 90 in a transversely disposed rod 9| mounted in an arm 92 attached to the support 44h of the standard 4|. By this resilient means each roller 86 inoperative positions, when the recording mechanism has completed its operation. It is evident,

therefore, that the weight of the load as set up by the discs 8, 9, I0, and is readily and efficiently transmitted by the selector ngers 25a, 25h, 25e,v 25d, and 21 and the operating levers 50 to the type bars 84 for recording thereby.

Printing mechanism The printing mechanism includes the series of type bars 84 (Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 12), one for each weight selector disc 8, 9,v I0 and and segment I3, which are mounted longitudinally on the under side of the base plate 30 and slide freely in thel spaced guide blocks 84a and 84b, the lower 'ends 93 of the type bar operating levers 50 with their spaced arms 8| extending through an elongated opening 94 in the base plate 38 and engaging therebetween the transverse pivot pin 82 disposed in the slot 83 in the end of each type bar. the spaced arms 8| of the operating levers 50 being adapted to move freely in the base plate opening 94 in advancing and retracting the type bars 84 during the printing operation. Each type bar 84 is provided with a type plate 95 xed on the lower side 96 and carrying a series of type numerals 91 from 0 to 9, the outer' ends of the type plates extending into a clearance and stop opening 88 in the guide block 84a '(Fig. 2). In operation the type numerals 91 are moved by the levers 50 to the printing station P in accordance with the weight values set up by the weight selector discs and segment as previously described.

In order to accurately align the co-operating type numerals at the printing station P the upper side of each type bar 84 is provided near its inner Iend with a series of V-shaped aligning notches 99, one for each numeral, 0 to 9 inclusive, with which notches a vertically disposed aligning dog |00 (Figs. 2 and l2) provided with an elongated V-shaped lower end, is adapted to be moved downwardly into engagement with the particular notches 99 set up and thus align and lock the type bars 84 and selected numerals at the printing station previous to recording. The aligning dog |00, `shown in its raised or inoperative position in Fig, 2, is slidably mounted in a grooved guide block I0| and held in position by a retaining plate IIlIa attached to the guide block. The aligning dog is located at the outer end of the opening 94 in the base plate 38 and is pivotally connected to a lever |02, which is likewise pivotally mounted in a bracket |03 spaced from the bracket |0| and in alignment therewith. An operating control lever |04 (Figs. 2 and 3) for the aligning and locking dog |00` and other printing mechanism, is pivotally mounted on a pin |05 extending laterally from the inner wall of the inner standard support 44h and is provided with a, downwardly and angularly disposed outer end |04a carrying a roller |06 which is adapted to be engaged by the rotatable cam 45 when in operation. Extending laterally from the operating lever |04 is a lug |01 (Figs. 2 and .3) having a vertical opening |08, in which is inserted a depending rod- |09 having its threaded lower end adjustably mounted and secured by' a lock nut I0 in a connecting member III, which is pivotally connected to the aligning dog lever |02 by a laterally extending pin |||a. attached thereto. An expanded coiled spring ||2, is mounted on the upper end of the depending rod |09 between the lug |01 and an adjusting nut ||3 secured by a lock nut ||4 at the tip end of the rod |09, upon which a collar ||5 is secured below the lug |01, which is adapted to limit the upward movement of the rod |09. Thus the expanded coiled spring I I2 with its tension properly adjusted by the position of the adjusting nut ||3 in relation thereto serves to act as a relieving meansto permit the aligning dog |00 to resiliently engage the aligning notches 99 and prevent any jamming of the parts or injury thereto during operation.

Pivotally mounted in a U-shaped bracket ||6 secured to the under side of the base plate 38 adjacent to itsI inner end, is a printing hammer ||1 (Figs. 2 and l2) having a slotted lug ||8 extending therefrom, in which is secured an elongated printing hammer arm ||9 having fixed on its free end a transversely disposed printing platen |20, T-shaped in section. The center plate |2| of the platen is faced with a leather bumper |22, which is held in place by opposed clamping plates |23 having longitudinal ribs |24 pressing the leather into cooperating slots |25 in the center plate |2| and the plates are attached thereto by spaced screws. Extending upwardly and angularly from the printing hammer ||1 is a printing hammer control arm |26 provided at its upper end with a roller |21, which is engaged by the rotatable cam 45 at the proper point in its operation. mounted by one end midway of the control arm |26 and has its other end freely mounted in an opening in the lower end of a tension lever |29, which is pivotally mounted in a bracket |30 attached to the attaching plate 35 and provided at its upper end with an adjusting screw |3| engaging the attaching plate 35. Located below the printing hammer |1 on a lug |6a extending laterally from the base plate of the bracket ||6 is an adjusting screw |32 adapted to engage the lower end of the printing hammer ||1 in adjusting it and the platen |20 to their proper positions in relation to the type plate 95 at the moment of printing (Fig. 3). An L-shaped cooking and releasing lever |33 for the printing hammer ||1 (Figs. 2 and 12) is pivotally mounted on the inner arm of the bracket IIB and has formed at the end of its lower arm |34 a hook |35 adapted, in cooking the printing hammer ||1, to engage a laterally extending pin |36 carried by the lower end of the printing hammer |1. The upper arm |31 is provided at its upper end with a laterally extending pin |38, which in releasing the printing hammer |1 for ring is engaged by the lower end |30 of a depending printing actuating control rod |40 attached to the inner end of the operating control lever |04, when the rotatable cam 45 engages the roller |06 during its rotation, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. l2. The inking mechanism (Fig. 2) comprises an inked ribbon |4l, which is transversely disposed below the printing station P under the base plate 38 and is carried by spaced rotatable spools |42 and |43, located below and above the base plate 38 in brackets |44 and |45 respectively and traveling from the lower spool |42 over spaced guide rollers |46 (Fig. 5), mounted in spaced brackets |46a secured to the base plate 38, and passing through a rectangular opening |41 to the upper spool |43. In order to rewind the ribbon |4| from one spool to the other when unwound as used, a plunger rod |48 is employed, which is slidably mounted in the spaced arms of a bracket |40 in longitudinal alignment with the spindle |50 of the lower ribbon spool |42. The plunger rod |48 is provided at its outer end with an operating crank 5|, a retraotilelcoiled spring |52 and clutch head A coiled tension spring |28 is |53 having a transverse slot |53a in the end, which is adapted to engage a transverse pin |54, carried by the outer end of the ribbon spool spindle |50, in rewinding the ribbon |4|. An angularly disposed drag arm |55 frictionally engaging a disc |56 secured to the spindle |50, serves to permit the ribbon to gradually unwind. The spindle |51 of the upper ribbon spool |43 carries on its outer end a toothed wheel |58, which is likewise engaged by a similar drag arm |50 adapted to co-operate with the drag arm |55 of the lower spool |42 in holding the ribbon taut. Pivotally mounted in a plane above the ribbon spool wheel |58 on the inner side of the standard support 44a on a stud |60 mounted thereon is a ribbon actuating member or pawl -|6| (Figs. 2 and 3) having at its outer end |6|a a beveled edge |62 adapted to engage the teeth of the ribbon spool wheel |58 in turning thev upper ribbon spool |43 and drawing the ribbon |4| along from the lower spool |42. The actuating pawl |6| is formed from a single strip of metal having end portions |6|a and |6|b and a middle outwardly raised portion |63 carrying a laterally extending operating pin |64 adapted to be engaged by the cam 45 in its cycle (Fig. l2) and to press the beveled edge |62 of the actuating pawl |6| into engagement with the teeth of the ribbon spool wheel |58 and thus actuate the upper ribbon spool |43 and ribbon |4|. A retractile coiled spring |65 attached to the outer end |6|a of the actuating pawl |5| and a screw |66 inserted in the standard support 44a serves to retract the bar when lthe operating pin |64 is freed from engagement with the cam 45. The inner end |6|b of the actuating pawl |6| engages an expanded coiled spring |61, which is mounted on the stud |60 between the inner end |6|b of the actuating pawl |6| resting against a spacer |60a and the head |605 of the stud |60, which gives resiliency to the actuating pawl |6| and allows ample lateral play thereto in engaging and pushing along the teeth of the ribbon spool wheel |58. A window |68 is located in the housing H in line with the upper ribbon spool |43, which permits the operator lto observe when the ribbon needs rewinding. A ticket guide slot |69 is provided in a guide plate |10 securedto the housing H and disposed below the window |68, which is aligned with the type numerals at the printing station P and adapted to guide a ticket |10 (Fig. l2) between the ribbon |4| and platen |2| of the printing hammer I I8 in printing the registered weight value of the load on the ticket. It is obvious that a roll of paper tape or paper sheets may be readily substituted for tickets by lengthening the ticket slot to accommodate the paper sheets, for example.

Electric motor driving ami clutch control mechanisms The rotatable cam 45 is operated by an electric motor M (Fig. 1) mounted on the base plate 38 adjacent to the standard 4|, which is connected to an electric energizing source E, and carries on the inner und of its shaft |1| a metal gear |12. Disposed in' a plane slightly above the motor shaft 1| (Fig. 1) and parallel thereto is a bracket |13, (Figs. 1 and 3) .secured to the arm 44h of the standard 4| and provided with spaced arms' |14 carrying ball bearing units, in which there is mounted a shaft |15 provided at its outer end with a gear |16, preferably a libre gear, which meshes with the motor shaft gear |12 and is of greater diameter. Midway of the bracket shaft is cut a worm |11, which meshes with a relatively large spur gear wheel |18 having its hub I 19a and |191) extending on each side and rotatively mounted on the camshaft 46. By this means the worm |11 is adapted to transmit motion initiated by the electric motor M to the spur gear wheel |18 and thus rotate the cam 45 as hereinafter described. The outwardly extending hub portion |191) of the spur gear wheel |18 is fixedly mounted by a pin |18a in the hub |80 of the ratchet wheel |a. of the clutch mechanism (Fig. 4), which wheel extends into an` open circular clutch housing |8| having its hub I8Ia, pinned to the cam shaft 46 by'a pin |8|b. Pivotally mounted in the clutch housing is a pawl |82 provided at its upper end with a depending tooth |83 adapted under the tension of an expandcd coiled spring |84 to engage the ratchet wheel |80a. during the rotation of the cam 45 and having at the lower end a depending nger |85. Actuating control means (Fig. 3) is located below the housing and includes a bracket |86 having slidably mounted thereon in spaced guide blocks |810. and |811), a vertical reciprocating plunger |88 provided with a retractile coiled spring |89 fixed to a pin |90 in the upper guide block |810. and a pin |9| in the plunger |88. The plunger |88 has its tip end |92 provided with an extended lower beveled portion |92a and an upwardly extending upper beveled portion |92b, the former being adapted normally to engage the depending finger (Fig. 4) and hold the pawl |02 and the clutch mechanism in its locked position (Fig. 4), the cam 45 being then stationary and the plunger |88, carrying adjacent to its lower end an outwardly extending contact pin |93. Spaced above the pin |93 is an inwardly extending arm |94 (Fig. 1) having attached to its end a depending insulating nger |95 adapted in operation t0 engage the upper of vtwo spaced contact strips |96 and |91 of the electric switch S attached to an insulating block |98, fixed to an arm |99 extending inwardly from the bracket |86 and in circuit with'the motor M and the electrical source E. Disposed below the bracket |86 in aligned openings in the spaced standard arms 44a and 44h is an actuating plunger 200 (Fig. 3) having on its outer end aA push button 20| and provided with a retractile coiled spring 202, while at the inner end is attached an operating member 203 having a beveled under edge 204, which is adapted in operation to engage the contact pin |93 of the plunger |88, which in its downward movement causes the finger |95 to press the upper contact strip |96 into engagement with the `lower contact strip |91, thereby closing the circuit and energizingy the motor M. At the same time the beveled plunger tip end |92a is drawn down out of engagement with the pawl finger |85 through an opening 205 in the rim 206 of the clutch housing |8I, thereby freeing the pawl |82, While under the urge of the coiled spring` |84 the tooth |83 is pressed into engagement with the ratchet wheel |80a, thereby operatively connecting the clutch housing |i8| xed to the shaftv 46, with the spur gear wheel |18 and permitting it to turn with the rotating worm |11 and thus rotate the controlling cam 45 to successively operate the various auxiliary mechanisms of the recorder in its cycle. As the cam 45 revolves the upper beveled plunger tip end |9211 is adapted to engage and follow the rim 206 of the clutch housing |8| during the entire rotation of the cam 45, and upon completing its cycle the plunger tip end |9211r is pushed upwardly through the rim opening 205 by action of the coiledspring |88 into engagement with the pawl finger |85 as shown in Fig. 4, thereby rocking the pawl |82 and releasing the pawl tooth |83 from the. ratchet wheel I80a and thus stopping the cam 45 and holding it in its position to begin another cycle (Fig. 2).

Operation of the recorder Initially and previous to the operation of the recorder, the universal control cam 45 in its extended outer inoperative position (Figs. 1, 1A and 2) is adapted to hold back the type `bar levers 50 so that the type bars 84 are all held beyond their zero position (Fig. 5), while the selector iingers 25a, b, c, d, 26 and 21 are all held away from their cooperating discs 8, 9, l0, and I2, and the segment |3, in order that the discs may rst be permitted to rev01ve freely with the indicator I as the weight value of the load is being set up on the discs. After the discs have set up the weight value the recorder is put in operation by the operator pushing the push button 20| of the switch S, which closes the contact strips |96 and |91 (Fig. 1), and energizes the motor M, releasing the clutch and the spur gear wheel |18 which revolves the cam 45. At this point the cam starting its cycle, as graphically illustrated in Fig. 12 and positioned at station A, gradually releases in its downward clockwise movement the type bar levers 50, as their rollers 86 follow the periphery of the cam, their tension springs 89 drawing forward the levers 50 and keeping them in contact wiith the cam until the cam gradually releases them and leaves them free to be moved by the tension springs 89 (Fig. 12). The forward movement of the levers 50 causes the selector fingers 26, 25a, b, c, d, and 21 carried thereby to move inwardly in the above sequence until they contact with the proper notches in the discs and segment, while the cam 45 engages in its initial travel by its inner edge an inclined drag arm 201 attached to the inner side of the support 4417 (Fig 3), which slows up temporarily the movement of the cam 45 and the.

levers 50 and thereby permits the type barsl 84 to be moved under control of the springs 89 gradually into their operative positions without any jar or jamming of the parts when the cam leaves the levers 50 free-.to move. 'Ihus each type bar 84 is accurately moved so as to position its respective type numeral 91 set up thereby at the printing station P.

The cam 45 in its continued rotation next engages at station B the roller |21 on the printing hammer control arm |26, shown in Fig. 2 in its initial position, pressing down the control arm to the position indicated in full outline in Fig. 12 and causing thereby the hook |35 of the cooking dog |33 to engage the pin |36 carried by the arm of the printing hammer and thus cock the hammer.

Passing along in its travel the cam 45 engages at station C the pin |64 carried by the ribbon feed arm |6|. Then the cam 45 swings upward to engage at station D the roller |06 of the operating control lever |04, which is pushed upward to the position shown in Fig. 12, which movement raises the depending rod |09 causing the aligning dog |00 to engage the proper notches 99 to align and hold the type bars 84 with the registered numerals at the printing station P.

The other depending printing actuating rod |40, carried on the opposite end of the operating control lever |04, then engages the pin |38 of the cocking dog pushing it forward, thereby disengaging the hook |35 from the pin |36 of the printing hammer ||1, which is red by the action of the coiled tension spring |28 and carries the platen |2| upward to the position shown in dotted outline in Fig. l2, to the printing station P and prints a record on a ticket |10 or sheet of paper of the Weight value set up by the recording mechanism. Thus the rotative cycle of the control cam 45 is completed and it is brought back with the type bar operating levers 50 and type bars 84 to their inoperative position (Figs. 1 and 1A).

While We have shown a preferred embodiment of our invention it is evident that changes and modifications in the construction herein shown and described may be made that would come within the scope thereof and it is not intended, therefore, to limit the invention to the precise details of construction shown.

We claim:

1. In a recording scale, weight value selector means, recording mechanism, recording operating mechanism, means for transmitting the weight value s`et up by the weight value selector means to the recording mechanism, and a single centrally disposed and rotatable universal control member having an axially offset portion adapted to engage directly and separately the weight value selector means and the recording operating mechanism and thereby effect in one revolution the complete cycle of operation of the recordingy operating mechanism,

2. Ina recording scale, weight value selector means, recording mechanism comprising slidable type plates, means to position the type plates at the printing station and means to align and lock the said type plates at the said printing station, recording operating mechanism, means for transmitting the Weight value set up by the Weight value selector means to the recording mechanism, and a single rotatable universal control member adapted to directly and separately engage the Weight value selecting means and the recording operating mechanism and thereby effect in one revolution the complete cycle of operation of the recording operating mechanism.

3. In a recording scale, weight value selector means, recording mechanism,VV means for transmitting weight value set up by the Weight selector means to the recording mechanism, and a rotatable universal control cam for successively actuating in one revolution the said Weight value selecting, weight value transmitting and recording mechanisms, actuating means for rotating the said control cam, and a clutch mechanism adapted to operatively connect and disconnect the said actuating means to the control cam including, a spring actuated pawl carried by the said clutch mechanism, a vertically disposed plunger adapted normally to engage the said pawl and hold it in its inoperative position, and manually controlled means for retracting the said plunger and thereby permitting the pawl to function and connect the actuating means to the cam in effecting its rotation.

4. In a recording scale, a dial having ankndicator mounted on a shaft, Weight '.value slector mechanism secured to the said shaft, and means for increasing the capacity of the scale including drop Weight mechanism, a segment Acl3-axially mounted with respect to the said indicator shaft, operatively connected to the drop weight mechanism and provided with weight value selector means denoting the weight value of each drop weight.

5. In a recording scale, a dial having an indicator mounted on a shaft, weight value selector mechanism secured to the said `shaft,fmeans for increasing 'the capacity of the scale including drop Weight mechanism, a segment co-axially and independently mounted with respect to the said indicator shaft, operatively connected to the drop weight mechanism and provided with Weight selector means denoting the Weight value of each drop weight, recording mechanism, and means for transmitting the weight values set up by the said segment to the recording mechanism.

6. Inv a recording scale, weighing mechanism, a revolvable indicator mounted on the outer end of a shaft, and weight value selecting mechanism comprising a series of spaced, notched skeleton weight selector and locating discs, the inner discs being carried by transverse supports attached to the peripheral portions of the outer discs, all the y said discs being joined together in an integral weight value selecting assembly unit and mounted on the inner end of the said indicator shaft.

'7. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, a revolvable indicator mounted on the outer end of a shaft, and weight value selecting mechanism comprising a series of notched skeleton Weight selector and locating discs joined together by spaced pins and held in spaced relation by spacers, the discs being mounted on a hub which is xedly mounted on the inner end of the said indicator shaft.

8. In a recording scale, Weighing mechanism, a revolvable indicator mounted on the outer end of a shaft, and Weight valuel selecting mechanism comprising a series of spaced, notched skeleton weight selector and locating discs including a unit disc, a tens disc, a hundreds disc, a thousands disc and a locating disc for locating the discs at the proper indicator registration, all being joined together in an integral weight value selecting assembly unit and mounted on the inner end of the said indicator shaft.

9. In a recording scale, Weighing mechanism, a revolvable indicator mounted on the outer end of a shaft, and Weight Value selecting mechanism comprising a series of notched skeleton Weight selector and locating discs, the outer discs being provided with spokes attached to a hub which is xedly mounted on the inner end of the indicator shaft, while the inner discs formed into flat annular rings are mounted on spaced pins carried by the outer discs and provided with Spacers between the various discs, whereby all the discs are assembled in an integral Weight selector assembly unit.

10. In arecording scale, Weighing mechanism a revolvable indicator mounted on the outer end of a shaft, and weight value selecting mechanism comprising a series of spaced, notched skeleton weight selector discs and a notched locating disc adapted to locate or register each of the Weight selector discs at the nearest point Where the indicator registers the weight of the load, all the said discs being joined together in an integral weightvalue selecting assembly unit and mounted on the inner end ofthe said indicator shaft.

-11. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, an indicator shaft operatively connected to the said weighing mechanism, a revolvable indicator mounted on the said shaft, Weight value selecting mechanism comprising a hub secured to the said shaft and a series of skeleton Weight selector discs and a locating disc, each being provided on its periphery with a series of notches and mounted on the said hub, spaced pins inserted in the peripheral portions of the discs and joining the discs together, and spacers carried by the said pins and adapted to hold the said discs in spaced relation to each other.

12. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight value selector means for setting Aup the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, recording mechanism, a rotatable control cam co-operating therewith, and means for transmitting the weight values set up by the weight selector means to the recording mechanism including weight selector iingers co-operating therewith, pivoted type bar operating levers pivotally connected at their upper ends to the selector lingers and held by coiled springs in engagement with the said control cam.

13. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selector means for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, weight selector fingers co-operating with' the weight selector means, recording mechanism including type bars and type bar operating levers operatively connected to the said selector ngers, a locating disc 'co-operating..

with the said weight selector means, a selector finger for the said locating disc, and a pivotally mounted lever, pivotally connected at its upper end t the said locating disc selector finger and carrying a roller on its lower end and adapted to be engaged and actuated by one of the said type bar operating levers in moving the selector finger to and from the selector disc.

14. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight value selector means forsetting up the weight value of the load and operatively con'- nected.V to the weighing-mechanism, recording mechanism, a rotatable control cam co-operating therewith, means for transmitting the weight values set up by the weight selector means to the recording mechanism including weight selector iingers co-operating therewith, and adjustf able means for connecting the said selector fingers and type bar operating levers comprising a member slidably mounted on the inner end of each weight selector iinger and carrying adjustable means engaging upright arms on the said member and a fixed stud on the selector finger and means for securing the said member in its adjusted position.

15. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight value selector means for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing lmechanism, recording mechanism, a rotatable control cam co-operating therewith, means for transmitting the weight values set up by the weight selector means to the recording mechanism including weight selector fingers (zo-operating therewith, pivoted type bar operating levers pivotally connected at their upper ends t0 the selector fingers, type bars pivotally connected to the lower end of the said type bar operating levers each one being provided on the lower side with a series of type numerals and on the upper side with a series of transverse notches corresponding in number with the number of type numerals on the respective type bar, an aligning dog slidably mounted above the type bars in a grooved guide block and provided with a relatively long V-shaped lower edge adapted in its operative position to engage the notches in the said type bars and thereby align and hold the type bars in a xed position, a pivotally mounted operating lever for the said aligning dog pivotally connected thereto, and means co-operating with the said control cam for actuating the operating lever at a predetermined time in the rotation of the control cam to lower and raise the said aligning dog.

16. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight value selector means for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively con* nected to the weighing mechanism, recording mechanism, type bar loperating levers pivotally connected'to the `weight value selector means, a series of type bars slidably mounted below the recording mechanism and pivotally connected to the lower ends of the said type bar operating levers carrying on the under side a series of type numerals and on the upper side a series of transverse V-shaped notches corresponding in number to the number of numerals on the respective type bar, and means for aligning and locking the set up numerals of the type bars at the printing station including a vertically slidable aligning dog adapted in operation to engage the said notches and to thus align and lock the said numerals in a fixed position. v

` 17. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selecting mechanism for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, means for transmitting the weight value set up thereby including pivotally mounted type bar operating levers pivotally connected to the said weight value transmitting means and slidably mounted type bars each carrying a series of type numerals and pivotally connected to the said type bar operating levers, a rotatable control cam, and a drag arm inwardly inclined and adapted to be engaged by the inner edge of the said control cam in its initial downward movement, whereby the said type bar operating levers are held in check and are permitted to gradually move forward to locate their type numerals at the printing station.

18. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selecting mechanism for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, means for transmitting the weight value set up thereby including pivotally mounted type bar operating levers pivotally connected to the said weight value transmitting means and slidably mounted type bars each carrying a series of type numerals and pivotally connected to the said type bar operating levers, a rotatable control cam', and printing mechanism including a printing ribbon mounted on spaced spoolsadapted to travel transversely of and below the said type numerals at the printing station, and a ratchet wheel for operating the upper ribbon spool, a pivotally mounted ribbon spool actuating bar provided with a beveled lower edge at its free end and a laterally extending operating pin adapted to be engaged by the said control cam in its rotation and thereby push down the actuating bar to engage the said ratchet wheel and thus move the ribbon along after the operation of the printing mechanism.

19. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selecting mechanism for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, means for transmitting the weight value set up thereby including pivotally mounted type bar operating levers pivotally connected to the said weight value transmitting means and slidably mounted type bars each carrying a series of type numerals and being pivotally connected to the said type bar operating levers, a rotatable control cam and printing mechanism cooperating with the said type numerals including a\ pivotally mounted printing hammer carrying a platen on its outer end, a printing hammer actuating arm inwardly .inclined and leading upwardly from the printing hammer and provided with an actuating' coiled spring and having at its free end a roller adapted to be engaged by the said control cam in its rotation in cocking the said printing hammer.

20. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selecting mechanism for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, means for transmitting the weight value set up thereby including pivotally mounted type bar operating levers pivotally connected to the said weight value transmitting means and slidably mounted type bars each carrying a series of type numerals and pvotally connected to the said type bar operating levers, and printing mechanism including a pivotally mounted printing hammer, and a pivotally mounted cocking and releasing bell crank lever for the said printing hammer disposed above the lower end of the printing hammer having at the end of its lower arm a depending hook normally engaging in its cocked position a laterally extending pin carried by the printing hammer and thus cocking the printing hammer.

2l. Ina recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selecting mechanism for setting up the vweight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, a rotatable control cam, means for transmitting the weight value set up by the weight value selecting mechanism including pivotally mounted type bar operating levers pivotally connected to the said weight value transmitting means and slidably mountedl type bars each carrying a series of type numerals and pivotally connected tothe said type bar operating levers, spring actuatedprinting mechanism including a printing hammer, a pivotally mounted operating lever disposed above the control cam, carrying a roller on the outer end and a l depending printing actuating rod on the inner end, and a pivotally mounted cocking and releasing lever for the said printing hammer disposed above the lower end of the printing hammer having at the end of its upper arm a laterally extending pin adapted to be engaged by the said actuating rod, when the operating lever roller is engaged by the control cam in its rotation, thereby rocking thecocking lever and releasing the cocking lever from the co-operating printing hammer, thus freeing and ring the printing hammer through the action of the spring connected to the hammer, which causes the platen to strike and print the weight value registered by the type numerals on a ticket inserted between the platen and the ribbon.

22. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, a dial and indicator co-operating with the weighing mechanism, weight selector discs for setting up the weight value of the load including a full capacity dial disc denoting a weight value of a plurality of units and operatively connected to 'the weighing mechanism, weight selector fingers co-operating with the weight selector discs, re-v cording mechanism including type bars and typev bar operating levers operatively connected to the said selector lingers, increased -capacity mechanism co-operating with the said Weight selector discs including a segment, and diierential means for combining the weight value set up by the said dial capacity disc with the weight value set up by the segment comprising opposed rack bars operatively connected to the dial capacity disc and the segment, slidably mounted in guide blocks and having their teeth facing inwardly, a plate slidably mounted below the said rack bars and having a centrally mounted rotatable gear wheel with its teeth meshing with the teeth of the said rack bars, and an arm extending from the said plate and pivotally connected to its co-operating type bar operating lever.

23. In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selecting means for setting up the weight Value of the load and operatively connected to the Weighing mechanism, a rotatable control cam, means for transmitting the weight value set up by the said weight selecting means including plvotally mounted type bar operating levers operatively connected. to the weight value transmitting means and slidably mounted type bars each carrying a series of numerals and operatively connected to the said type bar operating levers, printing mechanism including a pivoted printing hammer, an actuating coiled spring for the said hammer, a cocking and releasing lever for the said hammer and carrying at the end of its upper arm a laterally extending actuating pin, an aligning dog for aligning the type numerals, and means for operating the aligning dog and the cocking lever including a pivotally mounted operating control lever, a roller carried on the outer end of the operating control lever adapted to .be engaged by the control cap in its relation and thereby cause the said operating control lever to swing to its horizontal operative position, a depending resiliently mounted rod adjacent to the cu'er end of the said lever operating control and adapted in operation to actuate the said aligning dog, and a depending printing actuating rod attached to the inner end of the said operating control lever and adapted to actuate the said cocking lever and thereby to fire the printing hammer.

24, In a recording scale, weighing mechanism, weight selecting means for setting up the weight Value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism a rotatable control cam, means for transmitting the weight value set up by the said weight selecting means including pivotally munted type bar operating levers operatively connected to the weight value transmitting means and slidably mounted type bars each carrying a series of numerals and operatively connected to the said type bar operating levers, printing mechanism including a pivoted printing hammer, an actuating coiled spring for the said hammer, a cocking and releasing lever for the said hammer and carrying at the end of its upper arm a laterally extending actuating pin, an aligning dog mounted on a pivoted lever adapted to align the said type numerals at the printing station, a pivotally mounted operating control lever disposed above the rotatable control cam provided with a downwardly inclined outer end carrying a roller, a depending aligning dog actuating rod resiliently mounted on the said operating control lever at its outer end operatively connected to the said aligning dog lever, and a dependingprinting actuating rod mounted on the inner end of the said lever and operatively connected to the aligning dog, the roller of the said operating control lever being engaged by the control cam in its rotation, thereby swinging its inclined outer end outwardly and raising its depending aligning dog rod so as to actuate the aligning dog, while the inner end of the operating control lever is swung to a horizontal position thereby carrying its depending printing actuat` ing rod into engagement with the said actuating pin of the cooking and releasing lever, thereby releasing it from its cocked position and ring the printing hammer.

25. In a recording scale, weighting mechanism, weight value selector means for setting up the weight value of the load and operatively connected to the weighing mechanism, recording mechanism, type bar operating levers pivotally connected to the weight value selector means, a series of type bars slidably mounted below the recording mechanism and pivotally connected to the lower ends of the said type bar operating levers carrying on the under side a series of type numerals and on the upper side a series of transverse V-shaped notches corresponding in number to the number of numerals on the respective type bar, and means for aligning and locking the set up numerals of the type bars at the printing station including an aligning dog slidably mounted in a groove in a vertically disposed guide block and held therein by a retaining plate attached to the guide block, and operatively connected to the recording mechanism, being adapted in operation to engage the said notches set up by the said type bar levers and thus align the type bars and set up the numerals registering the rWeight value ofthe load established by the the lower ends of the said type barl operating levers carrying on the under side a series of type numerals and on the upper side a series of transverse V-shaped notches corresponding in number to the number of numeralsY on the respective type ba'r, and means for aligning and locking the set up numerals of the type bars at the printing station including a pivotally mounted operating lever under control of the recording mechanism,

an actuating lever pivotally mounted in a bracket and having a longitudinal slot in its inner end, an aligning dog slidably mounted in a grooved guide block spaced from the said bracket and carrying in its slotted upper end a fixed pin inserted and pivoting in the said slot in' the lever end, and a resiliently mounted rod depending from the outer end of the said operating lever pivotally connected to the actuating lever and adapted in operationy to rock the actuating lever and cause the aligning dog toy slide downwardly and engage the said set up notches of the type' bars.

27. In a recording scale, weight value selector means, recording mechanism, `.means vfor transmitting the weight value set up by the Weight selector means to the recording mechanism, printing mechanism, a printing ribbon co-operating with the printing mechanism, means for feeding the said ribbon to the printing mechanism, means for actuating the said ribbon feeding mechanism, operating means for each of the said mechanisms, and a rotatable universal control cam adapted in one revolution to engage directly and separately each of the said operating means and thereby eiect successively the operation of the said mechanisms.

HARLAN A. HADLEY. f GULDBRAND GmlDBRANDsEN. 

